Hawaii County, Hawaii

Hawaii County is one of 5 counties in Hawaii. The 2010 Census estimated the county's population at 185,079 .[1] The county seat is Hilo. There are no incorporated cities in Hawaii County and Hilo is governed by Hawaii County.

Hawaii County has a mayor-council form of municipal government. Executive authority is vested in the mayor, elected by the voters on a nonpartisan basis to a four-year term. Legislative authority is vested in the nine-member County Council, each of whose members represent a district. Members of the County Council are elected on a nonpartisan basis to two-year terms. The current Mayor of Hawaiʻi County is William P. Kenoi.

There is a lot of useful information on this website, but it is hard to navigate. It takes a lot of time and troubleshooting to sift through this website, and this can be discouraging when looking for information. For an example of useful but hard to find information, the link to department audit informations is found at the following link.[9]

Lobbying

In 2009, the county had one registered lobbyist and had spent no money for the year.[10] As of June 2011, the last date for which information is available with the Hawaii State Ethics Commission, Hawaii County did not have a registered lobbyist with the state.

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